Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is a standardised document providing information about a substance or mixture’s properties, hazards, safe handling, and emergency measures. Under REACH Article 31, SDS must be provided to professional recipients of classified substances and mixtures, substances that are PBT/vPvB, or Candidate List SVHCs. SDS must conform to the format in Regulation (EU) 2015/830 (replacing Regulation (EC) No 453/2010), covering 16 mandatory sections. SDS must be updated when new hazard information becomes available or when a substance is added to the Candidate List.

REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, Articles 31–33; Regulation (EU) 2015/830 (SDS format).

For substances or mixtures containing Candidate List SVHCs above 0.1% w/w in the mixture, the SDS Section 3 must identify the SVHC name and concentration. When a new SVHC is added to the Candidate List, all SDS containing that substance above 0.1% must be updated. SDS must include information from all applicable eSDS exposure scenarios for hazardous substances with CSRs. Digital SDS management systems are essential for multi-substance supply chains.